Colombia Public Holiday 2019

Public Holidays in Colombia for 2019

If you have plans to start a business in Colombia, it is essential to find out the public holidays of the country other than its compulsory rest days for employees. This is to honour utmost respect for those celebrating the public holidays as well as organize employee replacement should the need arise.
The following are public holidays for Colombia in 2019. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced.

 

Dates of the Colombia Public Holiday 2019

Date	Day	Holiday
1 January	Tuesday	New Year’s Day
7 January*	Monday	Epiphany Holiday
25 March*	Monday	St Joseph’s Day
18 April	Thursday	Maundy Thursday
19 April	Friday	Good Friday
1 May	Wednesday	Labour Day
3 June*	Monday	Ascension Day Holiday
24 June*	Monday	Corpus Christi Holiday
1 July*	Monday	Feast of St Peter and St Paul
1 July	Monday	Sacred Heart Day
20 July	Saturday	Independence Day
7 August	Wednesday	Battle of Boyaca Day
19 August*	Monday	Assumption Day Holiday
14 October	Monday	Columbus Day Holiday
4 November*	Monday	All Saints’ Day Holiday
8 December	Sunday	Immaculate Conception
25 December	Wednesday	Christmas Day

Click here for more information from https://publicholidays.co original release which Public Holidays Global has published.

 

Movable Holiday Dates

As seen in this table, public holidays with an asterisk (*) fall on Monday. In actuality, the original dates are different as these religious public holidays are calculated on a lunar cycle. In Colombia, via the Emiliani’s Law, most public holidays are moved the following Monday so that work weeks are not interrupted. However, holiday dates such as Easter, Independence Day, the Immaculate Conception and Christmas are never changed. It has become a tradition in Colombia for everyone to take the entire week off during Easter week. Hence, businesses are usually closed for the whole week, only to re-open the following week.

 

Public Holiday Perks

These public holidays entitlements are in addition to the annual paid leave under the employee benefits in Colombia. Should an employer requests an employee to work on a public holiday, it must pay 150% of the rate for a regular working hour. Otherwise, public holidays and Sundays are mandatory days off for every employee in Colombia.

 

Doing Business in Colombia

Colombia’s conducive environment for business makes it a sweet destination for aspiring business owners to set up shop here. Here are some points to business in Colombia. Though traditionally their economy was based on agriculture, many other industries and services have recently joined the economic landscape. Leading the way in green and renewable energy, Colombia’s electricity is powered by hydroelectric generation. For business owners or operators wanting to serve the Earth better, Colombia ranks among the top 10 nations in the world in terms of sustainable and renewable energy efforts.